The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2158
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
10:58 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -2.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.58° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.73° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.